Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-12
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The Aroostook Free Baptist Quarterly
meeting will be held at the Union meeting
house, Fort Fairfield, Dec. 1918.
The Herald understands that George F.
Whitney of Whitney { Luce. owners of the
Presque Isle hotel, has purchased Mr. Luce's
interest in the property and is now sole owner.
There will be Christmas tree at Grange
Hall, Mapleton, Dec. "a, in the evening.
Everybody expected
Henry johnson of Fort Fairfield, while at
work in the woods for E. d. Messenger, cut
his foot very badly.
At wooden wedding last week at Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilpatrick's, Sprague's Mills, quite
number of the neighbors spent a pleasant
evening. The presents were verycommend-
able but not all wood.
Nathaniel Churchill of East Washburn got
his foot badly cut last Saturday. He exhib
tied wonderful nerve and courage during the
hour it took to dress the wound while DR..
Conway took the stitches.
The Aroostook, Penobscot and Washing
ton county farmers are receiving better pay
for their teams to be used in the woods, this
winter, than for many seasons
HouLToS.---On Saturday night while lead
ing his horse into Mrs. ODonnelrs stable,
Geo. s. Shaw received kick from another
horse, causing the fracture of one of his
legs. He was removed To Clarks Hotel, and
attended by Drs. Fitzmaurice and Strong
Mrs. Hester Bean, while on her way to
church last Sunday evening slipped upon the
sidewalk and fractured the bones of her right
arm, near the wrist. DIR. Neyens was called
and tho limb Tho Haulton Exfract
works. Young Walton of Boston, pro-
prietors, is doing prosperous business and
is one of the nest establishments of the kind
in New England. The Pioneer learns that
they pay out yearly for bark and labor up
wards of seyenty-fve thousand dollars, and
use up seven thousand cords of bark yearly
always paying the highest price for the same.
KESSEBEc.
CLINTON. ---Our correspondent writes, Dec.
8: George Getcheil lost horse with horse
ail' Sunday night last, valued at about one
hundred and twenty five dollars. ---Rev. s Col
by and Newell continue their meeting through
part of this week F. II. Osgood, =. f. of
Bangor District. preached two good sermons
Sunday in the NJ +. Church Elder Page of
Oakland preached in the Union church at 2
p. NJ. His sermon was excellent.---The
skaters are out in force. Nothing could be
imagined more graceful than the easy gliding
sweep of an expert, and there are many among
our young people. The river is frozen
over and yet there are breathing holes" at
different points which call for caution. The
rain of Monday has given us full streams
and wells. We are almost ready for snow,
never quite.--A few days since +. d. Wiley
received notice of the death of his sister in
California
Peter hurry, of Vinalhaven, the Young
man under bonds for assauting the Cassie
girl, caused Fred Gerrish to be taken before
justice Saturday as the man who was with
the girl. Gerrish, who is fisherman, proved
/ he was in company with Mr.. York at the
time and was discharged
| The Friendship packet sailed Monday
morning for Portland with load of dry fish
sent by the fishermen of this place.
| Capt. VIM. II. Harrington, while hauling
out dressing for J. A. Clark was ran over.
one wheel going over his hips. He got on
again and drove off. Such little trfles are not
minded by Capt. II.
Among the visitors at West Washington
from abroad we notice Lieut. n. b. Dunton,
formerly of the 9Th Me. Vols, who has been
twenty years in Nevada, where he has been
in the stock business. Many comrades in
this vicinity served in Lieut.. Duntons COM
pany.
| Benton Meserve of Washington, has re-
Gently been allowed pension for wounds
received during the late rebellion.
Rev. Mr.. Plummer, the Presiding Elder of
| Rockland district, attended quarterly Getting
of the NJ. f. church Sunday last, preaching
two interesting sermons.
LINCOLN.
WALDOBoRo---Several improvements have
been made recently in the basement of the
Custom House. The annual free ride over
the Knox & Lincoln yesterday was well pat.
ronized. The Band of Hope held meeting
Sunday afternoon at the North Chapel and i,
was gratifying to note the large attendance
not only of children but also of older persons
interested in the cause of temperance
Thursday night thieves entered Capt W
G. Calls cellar at Dresden and stole his win.
ter supply of beef which he had corned the
day before and few nights previous Mr.. f.
| +. Houdlette losta barrel of pork in the same
way.
| Frank Hopkins of Damariscotta Mills re-
turned home from Charlestown. Mass, re-
Gently quite i'll with mumps. He is under
the treatment of DR.. King His many friends
hope for speedy recovery.
| Large quantities of herring have been
caught at Monhegan during the past two weeks
and several fishing vessels have been here for
| bait.
| IIerert Robinson. formerly of South Paris
has been appointed foreman in the stock
room in the shoe shop at Norway.
Scott o. DORIS boy, Genie, of Mexico,
driving the colts up Friday got a little too
near the heels Of one of them, and received
a severe kick in the face, so severe that a
doctor was called and several stitches were
required to close the cuts.
| Geo. Brown, of Peabody, Mass, who
owns timber land in Albany, is there with
the intention of cutting and carrying one or
two carloads of ship timber to Boston.
Mr.. Ira Smart of North Fryburg is seriously
i'll with pneumonia
| A. J. Haskells cider mill at East Water
ford has again been broken into. this time.
| evidently from malice, as there was hole
made in the tank and other damage done
Edward Gibbs of Porter got cut quite
severely with an axe he and young man,
by the name of Sawyer. were fooling with
little daughter of James Poland of Ok
ford recently fell from a high scaffold in the
barn, fracturing her wrist.
PENoBsCoT.
The winter term of the East Maine Semi
nary opened last week with over 1870 students
and bids fair to be the largest winter term in
the history of the school. The library has
been recently increased by nearly 500 bound
volumes and pamphlets. Most of these are
from the library of the late Rev. S. NJ. Cog
geshall, ID. D.. of Massachusetts,.
The East Lincoln and North Lee post
offices, have been discontinued. as the bust
ness was insufficient to admit of their being
carried on.
The foundation for the new freight Office
at the Maine Central yard in Bangor is be-
ing constructed.